Steve Dudley

To many say the next GE is years away and are complacent. But that’s what Farage & co want. They want that time to continue the normalisation of their narrative so when the GE comes many will already be accepting of the new norm. Their far right norm that will go by any other name to get power.

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

The Sun corrects Katie Lam's numerous errors and lies about foreign nationals claiming benefits.

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Huge congrats, John! That’s a great effort.

£6,000! Thanks to the generosity of the birding community, my 300pp guide to Birding Cadiz Province has now raised 6x more in donations to the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social in Liz's memory than I dared hope. PM me with your email address if you'd like a copy. Please share! Heartfelt thanks to all 🪶

This scene looks attractive, until you realise that only a single thing – a wild sessile oak to the rear – is native here.

It's fake 'nature', and virtually worthless to wildlife.

'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law “I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

How do wader chicks respond to being handled? Every wader researcher knows that their actions can have negative consequences for the birds they are studying. Given that most shorebird species are in trouble or causing concern, conservation sci…

Studying breeding waders sometimes involves catching chicks multiple times.
Do these intensive studies have negative effects on chick growth?
Blog about reassuring paper by Camilo Carneiro et al from 5 Oct 2024 🎂
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Stand out from the #birding crowd, with the phenomenal Swarovski Optik ATC travel scope and CL Curio 7x21 binocular! Available to try 7 days-a-week at our Glandford shop and online here: www.cleyspy.co.uk #BirdingGear #UKBirding

Absolutely mind-blowing views of the male Siberian Thrush at Loch of Asta, Shetland this afternoon...

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

Wow! The last nest I know of, with eggs (!) got blown away here.

BREAKING:

The Supreme Court just rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision means that her conviction and 20-year criminal sentence remain in place.

Snow Bunting, Westray, Orkney Isles, 6 October 2025

A slow day with little to show for hours in the field. A couple of Snow Buntings (my first of the autumn) and two distant Slavonian Grebes about it. #WestrayBirding

Max, I’ve DMed you re the Orkney bird.

E-bike parked at the start of the chocolate path (Bristol)

Taking advantage of Bristol’s try a bike scheme to give an e-bike a go. I rarely cycle so looking forward to exploring bits of the city I don’t normally get out to and testing it on a few hills

More details on travel support available in Bristol & West of England: travelwest.info/for-communit...

Just watched a Jay cache this acorn in a small cavity in a Field Maple, like a giant Marsh Tit.

It's crap, but it's also very revealing - how terrified must the establishment media be to keep Zack off air, when he's clearly both a great watch & a highly relevant voice?

This makes me want to fight to get his voice heard all the more!

How about you?

#TheGreenParty

The US is destroying its chance of global leadership in electric vehicles. EU also lagging

Globally, EVs are on an expanding trend and the tech is set to be dominated by China

This was not inevitable, but the result of poor political choices by the West

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Essex police should try and find out who was behind the #FarageRiots and maybe fine them for #FarageRiots? Might help towards the cost of policing future #FarageRiots , if only they could work out who is really responsible for inciting #FarageRiots... #FarageRiots

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

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YouTube video by comedy_express Kitty - Patricia Routledge (1929-2025)

The sad death of Patricia Routledge reminded me that her wonderful comic character Kitty lived in Cheadle, which I represented as a councillor for 13 years. Proud to have been the fictional Kitty's councillor, and I'm pretty sure I know which road she would have lived on. youtu.be/7vNAbCxyxMA?...

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

We are recruiting for 5 roles:

Secretary 👩‍🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑‍💻

Feel free to DM for details & email secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥

⏰ EARLY-BIRD EXTENDED

#BOUasm25 A day at the museum | 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London

Register now to attend in-person or online

Early-bird rates available until 21 October

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#ornithology

Opinion | We can and must hold both truths together: that Jewish people deserve absolute safety, and that Palestinians deserve justice and freedom

🖋 @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Read more: trib.al/wfnhP53

The BBC

• Refused to interview Zack Polanski after he was elected leader in September.

• Cancelled a Zack Polanski interview after his Conference Speech.

Every other elected party leader of other parties got both a post election interview and a conference interview.

Were looking forward to working closely with the BTO and other partners on Bird Atlas 2027-31, and to supporting the vital role that Scotland’s birdwatching community will play in its success.

Take Penny Mordaunt to court.

I would love to see her proof that any union has been anti-semitic to a Jewish person.

She doesn't have any, because there isn't any.